Random thoughts and observations
Today we visited Milawa and Beechworth. I wrote about the Milawa Cheese Factory and Milawa Mustards in February 2005. Not much has changed. They are still wonderful places to visit. This time we also went to Walkabout Apiaries, where they offer honey tasting and sales. Unfortunately we followed a bus load of elderly tourists into [...]
Today was my 43rd birthday. I don’t feel any older, of course, and milestones come around so quickly now they no longer excite me. It’s nice to celebrate a birthday while on holiday though. That’s been my practice for the past four years. I enjoyed my usual Saturday morning newspaper routine. However, in addition to [...]
We visited Porepunkah today for the first time since we left almost four years ago exactly.
I was awake about 3am this morning and we left Mount Gambier at 5am with first light just breaking. We caught the sun rising over a ridge near Casterton (pictured).
I took out an American Express card earlier this year, which came with a bonus 25,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Thanks to that, a Mastercard I’ve had for two years and some holiday spending, I have accrued 85,000 points. It’s a significant amount, and I now have some attractive flight options. For instance, I could [...]
